Stuyvesant building in Uptown Kingston to have soffits painted; project will limit parking nearby

KINGSTON, N.Y. -- The Rural Ulster Preservation Co. is undertaking a project to paint the soffits on a historic Uptown building.

Kevin O'Connor, executive director of the affordable housing agency known as RUPCO, said work by Gokey Brothers Construction and Painting Co. will start Wednesday at the Stuyvesant building at John and Fair streets.

O'Connor said the the building's soffits are in need of touch-up and that the project will cost $6,500.

"There is peeling," O'Connor said. "There is a need for upkeep."

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RUPCO acquired the building, a former hotel, in 1992 and undertook a major renovation project, converting a rundown structure into an apartment building with 40 one-bedroom, affordable units. The Stuyvesant also houses some of RUPCO's offices and a restaurant.

The painting project will block six metered parking spaces on John and Fair streets from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Mayor Shayne Gallo said.

There also will be parking restrictions on John street near the building from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday as the project is finished.